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The Armenian Genocide

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steve21

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On this day (April 24) in the year 1915 until 1917 the Ottoman Empire under the Young Turks lead to systematic murder of somewhere from 1.5 to 2 million Armenian people, beginning in the middle of the night, killing many, and sending the survivors to go on the Death March, which was a long march through the Syrian Desert with little to no food or water.

The Armenian Genocide is the first halocaust of the 20th Century. The word "Genocide" was created to describe something in the huge horrible scope that the Armenian Genocide had.

Many countries, including the Turkish Government, don't recognize it as a Genocide yet, but we hope if we get more people to get knowledge on this it can help. Sadly, 90% of your history classes won't teach this.

So please, take 20 minutes out of your day, and read about this horrible tragedy that almost wiped out a people.

Wikipedia Link

Thanks for all of your time,
Steve

PS: If you don't want to check out Wikipedia or dont' believe it, The Official Armenian Genocide Website.

PPS: There's also Never Again to read.

Thanks again.
 
#2
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Yeah, it was truly sad and even worse that Turkey devotes so much to deny what obviously happened. On their official page there is at least 6 pages written on the subject.

About schools, it’s not that it’s not taught, its just no one really cares, which is sad. Most of people in US (and i am sure maybe other places) don’t even know where Armenia is so how would they care. In college high level classes the event is talked about. I’ve TAed 3 different seminar classes (few times each) and the subject is talked about very deeply, but that is not true for the required classes in school. So I would not say that 90% of class rooms but you are not far from it, which is sad. I am pretty sure I will not leave this subject out of class room if I ever become a teacher.

Hmm... LA eh... I take it you are Armenian? Born in US or there?
 
#3
Born in Shiraz, Iran. My parents left there in 1991. I'm now an American Citizen. And with most of people not knowing wher eArmenia is, there's not only that but also it's just not very known. Lots of people aren't taught this. Even in my highly Armenian town and in my AP History course, the Genocide was only a few sentances in the WW1 chapter.
 
#5
nonohmic said:
Thank you, good use of the forum.

We learnt alot about world war I, but most of it rests on the ANZACS (Australia and New Zealand Army Corps).

Of which today is the anniversary of the forging of the ANZACS at Gallipoli against the Turks.
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Yeah, tomorrow (At least here in America) is ANZAC Day. Far be it for me to remember the Deaths of my own people but not the Australian & New Zealander soldiers who died protecting people who were being killed just like my ancestors.

Is ANZAC day considered a "day off" kinda day in Australia/New Zealand, or do you just go about your day as normal trying to keep rememberence and stuff?
 
#6
RIP To those who lost their lives...:(

It's a terrible moment in history made more reprehensible by both the paucity of recognition and discussion of the topic, but also by the blatant denial of it. Denying genocides like the Holocaust has been punishable by imprisonment, but barely anyone even knows about the Armenian Genocide.
 
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steve21 said:
Is ANZAC day considered a "day off" kinda day in Australia/New Zealand, or do you just go about your day as normal trying to keep rememberence and stuff?
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Yeah it is. At dawn they have the Dawn Service across Oceania. The veterans march, the last post is played, wreaths are layed etc. The symbol is the poppy and everybody will lay a poppy at the memorial.

Even though none of my family saw combat, it's still a humbling day. And the last post runs chills up my spine like no other tune.
 
#9
I actually performed at an Armenian Genocide memorial today. I was playing Djembe while my friend played guitar. We played an orginal called "Peddler on the Street" and an Armenian fok song called "Sardarabad." It's something that definitly needs to be remembered. I'll try to get some pics and post them on here if I can.
 
#10
steve21 said:
Born in Shiraz, Iran.
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Chitori Steve. Shiraz is a beautiful part of Iran. Iran is an incredibly scenic country.

....and Shiraz is home of the Shiraz grape used in Shiraz wine.

Good for you to raise awareness of yet another mindless attrocity timely has casually swept under the rug.
 
#12
a horrible event in history. i agree too that this is the kind of topic often left out of history courses. it's good to see others remembering and honoring the lives lost in such tragic events.

not to hijack the thread, but let's not forget about the current genocide happening in the darfur region of the sudan

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note: it's not my intention to raise a political issue about what should be done. rather, i'm just trying to raise awareness of what's is happening there since it is often overlooked in the news.

-jimbo
 
#13
Jimbo said:
a horrible event in history. i agree too that this is the kind of topic often left out of history courses. it's good to see others remembering and honoring the lives lost in such tragic events.

not to hijack the thread, but let's not forget about the current genocide happening in the darfur region of the sudan

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note: it's not my intention to raise a political issue about what should be done. rather, i'm just trying to raise awareness of what's is happening there since it is often overlooked in the news.

-jimbo
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Regretably, there's no oil in Darfur. Otherwise, I'm sure we'd have been in thee long ago.:rollno:
 
#16
if i 'm not mistaken, sudan has lots of natural resources., amongst others also oil, but mainly gas. the french have some nice interests in sudan and are not too keen on anyone going there to mess up the current status quo, i.e. a effed up government that is terrorising parts of its population. unfortunatley, the way the world works these days is that as long as you provide the vip's with what they want, you can be a bastard and get away with it.
 
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I got a few pics of my performance last night at the commemoration. I played djembe and my friend Alex played guitar. There were about 50 people there.

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